Adaptable voltage control for a variable gain amplifier

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-11-24
AVAGO TECH WIRELESS IP SINGAPORE PTE
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[0005] In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a method and circuit for adaptively controlling a VGA. The operation of the VGA is separated into a low gain mode and a high gain mode and the mode in which the VGA is currently operating in is adaptively sensed. A threshold voltage is compared to a control voltage of the VGA; if the VGA is currently operating in the low gain mode and the control voltage is higher than the threshold voltage, the VGA is switched from the low gain mode to the high gain mode; and if the VGA is currently operating in the high gain mode and the control voltage is lower than the threshold voltage, the VGA is switched from the high gain mode to the low gain mode.
[0006] In another embodiment, the p

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Thus, it can be difficult to design a VGA block capable of covering this wide input dynamic range while still b

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[0012] In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for adaptively adjusting a control voltage for a VGA having the capability of two different modes of operation or bands (that is, a high gain mode and a low gain mode). The invention includes means for adaptively sensing which of the bands (high gain or low gain) is needed, depending on what signal level is present at the input of the VGA. The method and apparatus of the present invention is capable of controlling the VGA switch from low gain mode to high gain mode when the control voltage substantially equals a first threshold voltage and controlling the VGA switch from high gain to low gain when the control voltage substantially equals a second threshold voltage.

[0013]FIG. 1 is an exemplary plot illustrating the DC gain of the VGA on the vertical axis and the control voltage Vc on the horizontal axis. As shown, the high gain mode is characterized by the threshold voltage VCH, and the low gain mode is charac...

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A method and apparatus for adaptively controlling a variable gain amplifier (VGA). The operation of the VGA is separated into a low gain mode and a high gain mode and the mode in which the VGA is currently operating in is adaptively sensed. A threshold voltage is compared to a control voltage of the VGA; if the VGA is currently operating in the low gain mode and the control voltage is higher than the threshold voltage, the VGA is switched from the low gain mode to the high gain mode; and if the VGA is currently operating in the high gain mode and the control voltage is lower than the threshold voltage, the VGA is switched from the high gain mode to the low gain mode.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This application is related to variable gain amplifier (VGA) circuits, and more particularly to an adaptable voltage control for a two-band VGA. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] In high speed (e.g., 10 giga bits per second (Gb / s)), high performance, serial communication receivers that require equalization, variable gain amplifiers (VGAs) are sometimes used on the front end of the topology. The VGA is used to either provide gain or attenuation depending on the amplitude of the input signal such that the VGA outputs a substantially constant amplitude signal. The ability to adjust the gain / attenuation of the VGA so that both a very large and very small input voltage swing range at the input to the receiver can be accommodated is desirable for 10 Gb / s serial data communication applications. [0003] Depending on the application, there may be system requirements in which the minimum and maximum input swing range at the input to the receiver is very wide. Thu...

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IPC IPC(8): H03F3/45H03G1/00H03G3/30
CPCH03F3/45197H03F3/4569H03F3/45744H03F2200/78H03F2203/45074H03G3/3052H03F2203/45482H03F2203/45486H03G1/0088H03G3/3036H03F2203/45086
Inventor CARESOSA, MARIOYIN, GUANGMING
Owner AVAGO TECH WIRELESS IP SINGAPORE PTE
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